Associated PressMay 8, 2020
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Agency was first to predict virus would become an issue within U.S.
Tag: Centers for Disease ControlGov. Ron DeSantis in Wauchula. Screenshot via Florida Channel.
Associated PressMay 8, 2020Associated PressApril 7, 2020
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He played down the release of January memos from a senior adviser warning about the outbreak.
Associated PressApril 7, 2020
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Two died on the Coral Princess before it docked in Miami.
Associated PressMarch 7, 2020
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Donald Trump doesn't want Grand Princess docked, but will let health officials make call.
Renzo DowneyMarch 2, 2020
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Officials met in City Hall Friday to discuss coronavirus public awareness.
Associated PressFebruary 29, 2020
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The case “highlights the vulnerability of the nation’s hospitals to this virus.
Associated PressMarch 13, 2017
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Men from three Florida counties shouldn’t donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the only place in Florida where there’s evidence mosquitoes spread the virus. But infections were reported in people in South Florida who couldn’t clearly be linked […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 27, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan praised the inclusion of $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus in a must-pass government funding bill expected to be approved by Congress this week. “Florida urgently needs additional money to help fight Zika and protect our citizens,” the Sarasota Republican said in a statement Tuesday. “Funding should have been approved […]
Michael MolineAugust 24, 2016
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State health officials have confirmed a new non-travel-related case of Zika in Palm Beach County, bringing the total number of locally transmitted cases in the state to 43. The new case was not related to a locally acquired case already identified in Palm Beach County, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday during a conference call. “We’ll be […]
Scott PowersJuly 20, 2016
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President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Rick Scott talked about Zika Wednesday and the president said Florida can expect another $5.6 million to help combat the potentially devastating disease that now appears to be spreading through Florida mosquitoes. The White House released a statement late Wednesday that said Obama and Scott spoke by phone about […]